Lesson Plan #1


Danielle Guthrie
EDUC 341
Informal Lesson Plan #1
Due 10/31/08

The Army Song
Grade: 4
Class: Music- Recorders

Materials:
Recorders
Music- The Army Song
Xylophones
Marimbas
Bass Drum

Instructional Plan:
  1. Review/quiz basic fingerings: C (low/high), D (low/high), E, F, G, A, B

  1. Learn the 1st half of the song: each section individually

Techniques: Imitation
“Check your neighbor’s” fingering
Call-and-response
“Who can show the class?...”
Use the bass drum as a beat-keeper
One half of the class plays for the other half
Clap the rhythms (sometimes while counting beats)

  1. Group Work: Mr.Buck works with percussion group while I put the rest of the class into groups of 3 and walk around answering questions as each group figures out the rest of the piece together

  1. Conclusion: Both groups come together to play the piece in a duet in preparation for the Veteran’s Day concert

Important Terms
Pick-up
Measure
Beat vs. Note
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Tie
Quarter Rest
Release